Dr. Steven Clarke on Biochemistry and Biochemists | “Let’s Talk Chemistry”

3 years ago

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Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Steven Clarke, was recently interviewed by UCLA biochemistry undergraduate student Jasmine Winter ‘26 for episode 41 of the ChemTalk podcast series “Let’s Talk Chemistry”.  […]

Dr. Steven Clarke on Biochemistry and Biochemists | “Let’s Talk Chemistry”
January 12

2023 National Academy of Inventors

3 years ago

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Professors Xiangfeng Duan and Paul S. Weiss have been elected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The academy’s fellowship honors inventors at academic institutions who have “demonstrated […]

2023 National Academy of Inventors
December 12

INCITE 2024 Award

3 years ago

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  • Research

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova wins supercomputer access for 2024 from the DOE Office of Science through its Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program.  Only 75 of […]

INCITE 2024 Award
December 8

Chemists use oxygen and copper “scissors” to cut carbon bonds and create new, valuable molecules at lower cost

3 years ago

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  • Recent Research
  • Research

Professor Ohyun Kwon and her research group have developed a groundbreaking method which utilizes oxygen and copper to efficiently break carbon-carbon bonds in hydrocarbons and convert them into valuable amine […]

Chemists use oxygen and copper “scissors” to cut carbon bonds and create new, valuable molecules at lower cost
November 28

Highly Cited Researchers 2023 List

3 years ago

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  • Rankings

Professors Xiangfeng Duan, David Eisenberg, and Richard Kaner have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2023 list from Clarivate, placing them among world’s most influential scholars, based on […]

Highly Cited Researchers 2023 List
November 15

Experimental brain-like computing system more accurate with custom algorithm

3 years ago

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  • Research

A team of researchers, led by Professor James Gimzewski and alumnus Dr. Adam Stieg (Ph.D. ’07 Gimzewski), has created an experimental computing system physically modeled after the biological brain, which […]

Experimental brain-like computing system more accurate with custom algorithm
November 14

The 2023 Oesper Award

3 years ago

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  • Faculty

Professor Miguel García-Garibay, Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences, is the recipient of the 2023 Oesper Award presented by the University of Cincinnati (UC) Department of Chemistry and the […]

The 2023 Oesper Award
November 2

$250,000 grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

3 years ago

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  • Research

Professor Danielle Schmitt and collaborator Professor Tara TeSlaa (UCLA Molecular and Medical Pharmacology) have been awarded $250,000 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to investigate why diets deficient in choline and […]

$250,000 grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
October 30